Ironing-table



(No Model.) 2 jsheets sheet 1 L. DAWSON. IRONING TABLE.

Patented Nov. 3, 1896 tion, combination, and arrangement of the UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

LYDIA ELIZABETH DAWSON,

OF DOWVNING, XVISCONSIN.

IRONING-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 570,462, dated November3, 1896.

Application filed May 27, 1896. Serial No. 593,322. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LYDIA ELIZABETH DAWSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Downing, in the county of Dunn and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Tables; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to ironing-cabinets for household use, and theobject is to provide a handy and convenient device of this kind thatwill facilitate the operation of ironing and at the same time provide areceptacle for the finished clothes; and to these ends the inventionconsists in the construcsame, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings the same figures of reference indicate thesame parts of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved ironing-cabinet inposition ready for use. Fig. 2 shows the same when used as akitchen-table. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the ironing-table with thelamp and sad-iron brackets removed and the clothes-rack broken away, andFig. 4 is a detail of the springolip for supporting the ironing-boardwhen not in use.

1 is the cabinet proper, and it is provided with the usual legs and apair of drawers and a top 2. The side 3 is provided with a pair ofscrews 8 8, arranged vertically one above the other, to which isremovably secured a detachable arm 5, to which is hingedat 5 one end ofa folding clothes-rack 6, the other end being hinged in a similar arm 5,detachably secured to the opposite side 3. These arms 5 5 are eachprovided with two inverted-V-shaped slots 7 7, the base of which permitsthe arms being inserted over the heads of the screws 8 8 and thendropped down, so that the contracted end of the slot will engage boththe body and the head of the screw to hold the arm rigidly in place whenin use; but by simply raising the arms up they can be instantly detachedfrom the sides when desired.

9 and 10 are swivel lamp and fiat iron brackets, respectively, and arelikewise detachable when necessary.

The lamp-bracket 9 is swiveled in the socket 9, which is formed with twoinverted-V- shaped slots 7 the base of which permits of the socket beinginserted over the heads of the screws 8 and then dropped down, so thatthe contracted upper end of the slot will engage both the body and thehead of the screw to hold the socket rigidly in place. The side 3 islikewise furnished with screws 8 (shown in Fig. 3,) and correspondingretaining-slots are formed in the lower part of the sad-iron bracket 10,and it is secured in place in exactly the same manner as that describedfor the lamp-bracket socket.

12 is the ironing-board, and its head is provided with a T-shaped arm13, which is vertically movable, and also forms a pivotal connection inthe T-shaped vertical slot 13 in the side piece 3, and its other endorfoot rests in a correspondingly-shaped recess 11, formed in the topportion of the side piece 3, where it is detachably secured in place insaid recess by a fiat spring-catch 14, as shown.

15 is a coiled spring, one end of which is secured to the under side ofthe head of the board 12, and its free end rests upon the top 2 of thecabinet. This feature, in connection with the T-shaped arm 13, permitsthe head of the board to yield when pressure is applied thereto andgreatly relieves the fatigue of ironing. WVhile in use the head of theboard remains connected to the side piece 3, and the foot may betemporarily released by pressing the flat spring-catch 14 back. The footof the board can then be elevated to place a skirt or similar article ofapparel over the board, which is then restored to place and held thereby said spring-catch while the ironing is going on, and after that iscome pleted the board can be removed from its position by pressing backthe spring-catch 14, and the board can then be retained by thespring-clips 16 17, both of the same construction, secured to the underside or bottom 18 of the cabinet, which forms a supportingcover andprevents dirt and dust collecting on the face of the board when not inuse.

Although I have specifically described the construction and relativearrangement of the several elements of my invention I do not desire tobe confined to the same, as such changes or modifications may be made asclearly fall Within the scope of my invention Without departing" fromthe spirit thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new anduseful, and desire to

